みち

Japanese

Noun

みち (rōmaji michi)

1. 道, 路, 途, 径: way, road, street
2. 海驢: sea lion
3. 満ち: being full
4. 蜜: honey; nectar; molasses, treacle, syrup
5. 未知: unknown

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Okinawan

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 蜜 (*mjit), from Late Old Chinese *mjit ~ *mit, from Proto-Tocharian *ḿət(ə) (whence Tocharian B mit (“honey”)), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“mead”) (whence Ancient Greek μέθῠ (méthu), English mead, Sanskrit मधु (mádhu)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mit͡ɕi/

Noun

みち (romaji michi)

1. 蜜: honey